Global Patent Index - EP 2079194 A1

EP 2079194 A1 20090715 - Dual ring dedicated drive control system for medium voltage variable frequency drives

Title (en)

Dual ring dedicated drive control system for medium voltage variable frequency drives

Title (de)

Dualringdediziertes Antriebssteuerungssystem für Mittelspannungsantriebe mit variabler Frequenz

Title (fr)

Système de contrôle d'entraînement dédié à double anneau pour des entraînements moyenne tension à fréquence variable

Publication

EP 2079194 A1 20090715 (EN)

Application

EP 09150445 A 20090113

Priority

US 1389708 A 20080114

Abstract (en)

The present invention provides a motor drive system that is substantially more robust than those of the prior art. Generally, the motor drive system provides a redundant communication topology with the drives, thereby greatly reducing the chance of failure by a fault in the drive-to-drive communication link. Specifically, the motor drive system includes a plurality of motor drives joined by a communication media. Each motor drive has a motor control circuit configured to control the speed of an electric motor and a media access control unit having two communication modules. Each communications module includes a transmitter and a receiver joined to the communications media. A set of routing switches in the media access control unit joins the communication modules to connect the motor drives in an independent primary and a secondary ring communicating data for controlling the motor drives.

IPC 8 full level

H04L 12/437 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G05B 19/4185 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 12/437 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR LI

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2079194 A1 20090715; EP 2079194 B1 20131016; CN 201436782 U 20100407; US 2009179600 A1 20090716; US 7944157 B2 20110517

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09150445 A 20090113; CN 200920003184 U 20090114; US 1389708 A 20080114